Commonwealth v. Williams

By Judge Edward L. Hogshire

In this criminal action, Andre Alexander Williams has filed a motion to suppress evidence obtained against him. A hearing was held on the motion on June 7, 2005, and briefs were subsequently submitted to the Court. For the reasons set forth below, the Court overrules Defendant’s motion.

Statement of Facts

On December 5, 2004, Officer Wayne Bettinger of the Charlottesville Police Department was on patrol in the West Main Street area of the city. (Suppression Hearing Transcript [hereinafter Tr.], at 3.) Officer Bettinger testified that, as he drove down the 800 block of…